Author

Tomás Ferreira

Devices and biotech writer

12+ years experience

Tomás Ferreira covers medical devices and biotech. A former hospital supply chain analyst who later worked on partnering at a small drug developer, Tomás writes about how products get evaluated, bought and funded, from value analysis committees to licensing term sheets.

Covers

  • medical devices
  • hospital procurement
  • biotech funding
  • licensing
  • A medical device on a table in front of a committee, with a cost sheet and a checklist on the wall
    Procurement

    What a value analysis committee asks before it buys a device

    A great device can still stall in a hospital for months. The reason is usually a committee most vendors never meet, and the questions it asks are more about cost and workflow than about the technology.

    Tomás Ferreira 8 min read

  • A presentation slide of a sprawling platform diagram beside a single tall bar for one drug candidate moving through trial phases
    Funding

    Stop valuing a biotech on its platform slide

    Platform stories raise first rounds. Partners and later investors pay for assets and data. Young biotech companies would do better to lead with the second and let the platform earn its place.

    Tomás Ferreira 6 min read